How the Nez Was Won

Texan Monkees-tamer Michael Nesmith returns to the fold

"...A funny thing happened to the Monkees on their way to being dismissed as prefab bubblegum..."

July 26, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

You Just May Be the One

A Monkees playlist of Michael Nesmith country rockers.

"...1970s didn’t prepare me for my new obsession: the Monkees through a prism of Papa Nez...."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Last Train to Clarksville

The Monkees go ape at the Long Center

"...Five numbers into the Monkees’ 30-song, two-hour set at the Long Center Wednesday, the..."

Aug. 1, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Circle Sky

For your resident Head, the Monkees' Michael Nesmith still lassos 'Circle Sky' country-rock

"...– but credited on the original record as a Monkees production, 1968's Head soundtrack bottles a psychedelic relic. Chop..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Monkee Dues

Michael Nesmith Pays His...

"...only people who are going to buy [Justus] are Monkees fans. Now, of course, there's millions of Monkees fans,..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: This Monkee Went to Heaven

The death of the Monkees' Davy Jones butts up against the local In Passing list at next week's Austin Music Awards

"...hard hit last week with the death of the Monkees' Davy Jones. The phrase don't sting as hard now..."

March 9, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Record Review

"...The MonkeesPresent Deluxe Edition (Rhino Handmade)..."

July 26, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Record Reviews

"...THE MONKEES..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Music Review

Once a Monkee ...

Micky Dolenz' new CD reflects past and present

"...The Monkees was a hit from its first episode in the..."

Sept. 11, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Singer Not the Song

But the Little Girls Understand

"...the inherent value of the Velvet Underground versus the Monkees or Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention and..."

June 11, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Video Box Sets

"...ever-so-fuzzy blue fun-fur angora. Feel like splurging on a Monkees fanatic? There's The Monkees set that includes all 58..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Live Shots

"...For a lot of kids in the Sixties, the Monkees were every bit as magical as the Beatles --..."

July 4, 1997 Music Feature

Butthole Surfer Update!

"...trying to catch both the Butthole Surfers and the Monkees in San Antonio that night. The former are at..."

July 5, 1996 Music Column

Women Talking

Sarah Polley finds stunning drama in one simple night of conversations in a barn

"...of a census taker’s pickup truck blaring a late-Sixties Monkees song later on, and the occasional vocabulary choice, point..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Frank Zappa appeared on The Monkees in the episode "The Monkees Blow Their Minds," where..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

William Dear Says Freedom, R.I.P.

Biker tale 'The Northville Cemetery Massacre' revs at Weird Wednesday

"...Nesmith, including their Grammy-winning video collaboration Elephant Parts. The Monkees' man provided the soundtrack, and yet again Dear has..."

July 30, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Harry Nilsson

"...so-called Fifth Beatle, composer of songs covered by the Monkees, Three Dog Night, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and the..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Wrecking Crew

Behind the boards with L.A.'s unsung studio squad

"...50 musicians who backed such iconic acts as the Monkees, the Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, and the Byrds –..."

June 21, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playback: HAAM-er Time

Being a musician doesn't always come with a choice, and rarely includes health insurance, so HAAM Benefit Day remains paramount

"...› The Monkees' Peter Tork joined the Little Elmore Reed Blues Band..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog)

A Valentine's Day mix for KOOP

"...a childhood favorite, Texas son Michael Nesmith leading the Monkees (in name only) through Michael Martin Murphey's “What Am..."

Feb. 14, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Out of Austin's primordial music past comes John Andrews with tales from the music hall of legends

"...Michael Nesmith, who hired him to work on the Monkees as a stand-in for Davy Jones. Spider said Nesmith..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

TCB

More on the Antone's merger, the noise ordinance, and finally, Abra Moore.

"...the same house now," winks Blount. "It's like the Monkees. The X-rated Monkees." Tonight's (Thursday) show at the Mercury..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Blow Up Your Video

MTV forces American youth to sell their souls, but has Joan Jett in a bikini!

"...The Beatles' television equivalents were, of course, the Monkees. The Prefab Four fused Lester's visuals with Marx Brothers-style..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Rock & Roll Books

Any Old Way You Choose It

"...Having been a TV star in the Sixties (The Monkees), a country musician in the Seventies (The First National..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Books Feature by Ken Lieck

7 & 7 IS

"...power. Side two features an excellent cover of the Monkees' 1968 hit "Valleri" and the Spanish-language version of Stretford's..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Here They Came (& Went)

"...any of the [U.S.] shows," Davy Jones of the Monkees is said to have told fans, "it'll be the..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Music Column

Dancing About Architecture

"...Though he joined the other three Monkees for the UK leg of their tour, don't expect..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

TV Eye

"...much monkey business, avoid the three-hour block of The Monkees (8/4, 7:30pm, NIK). If you love them, look for..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...But, the MonkeesOn Tuesday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals launched..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"...punk litany (Sex Pistols, Ramones, etc.) – included the Monkees, Paul Revere & the Raiders, the Seeds, and Flamin'..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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